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The Cross Symbol of Mercy

Historical reportage from that era from outside the gospels confirms that this mysterious

tearing of the veil really took place. The book of Hebrews refers the veil to the body of

Jesus, Hebrews 9:20. His body that was broken for us. By dying on the Cross for us,

Jesus did not just satisfy the requirements of Divine Justice for us. But He went way

beyond justice, obtaining for us an infinite ocean of graces of His merciful love.

It is mind boggling, that the Father did not spare His own Son, but for our sake made

Him sin. Absolute justice is expressed, for Christ undergoes the passion and cross

because of the sins of humanity. This constitutes even a superabundance of justice. For

the sins of

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The Cross Symbol of Mercy

God sent his Son into the world to heal the separation between God and humanity,

caused by the disobedience of Adam and Eve. “God so loved the world that he gave his

only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal

life.” (John 3:16). Jesus death on the cross was not a sign of defeat, although it might

seem that way to the world. But indeed it was victory in the sight of God. And so by His

death, His mission was completed and mercy made available for the forgiveness of sins.

It is noteworthy that in Jesus’s crucifixion we see the fulfillment of an important

Jewish ritual, the annual Day of Atonement. On that day each year, the high priest

entered into the Holy of Holies with an offering to atone for Israel’s sins. On Golgotha

Jesus was both the victim and the great high priest. The atoning sacrifice was no longer

the blood of an animal but Jesus’s own blood. No longer was it necessary for the high

priest to enter into the Holy of Holies in the Temple. Because Jesus offered

And being found in human form, He humbled himself and

became obedient to the point of death even death on a cross (Philippians 2:6-8).

God’s mercy which is a product of His love, produces divine forgiveness and

deliverance of sin. God loved the world without reservation. He loved us when we were

in a state of rebellion. The Apostle Paul said it like this.

“And you, being dead in your trespasses and the un-circumcision or your flesh, He has made alive together with Him. Having forgiven you all trespasses, having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross” Colossians 2:13-14 (NKJV).

From the cross of Jesus Christ we see the covenant mercy of a loving and merciful God.

He did not only redeemed us, but he made us sons and daughter. He reconciled us back to

Him. The bible said, “but as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become

children of God, to those who believe in His name” John 1:12 (NKJV). There are two

actions delineated in verse twelve. The action of man and the action of God.